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Let’s Be Brief

Highland Lakes Canine Rescue is having a Mah Jongg Tournament from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24 at Quail Point, 107 Twilight Ln., in Horseshoe Bay. Please sign up and pay $95 per person that includes lunch, rafe drawings and prizes. Email Juli Ballard, juliballard389@ gmail. com or call 281389-0517. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

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Stamp of Approval

Helping Center worker Lynn McDowell and Executive Director Sam Pearce were among those who sorted out the 9,500 pounds of food collected by postal workers on Stamp Out Hunger Day. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Granite Shoals Municipal Judge Frank Reilly, back to camera, swears in members of the city council at the May 13 meeting. Council members are, from left, Brian Edwards (place 1), Michael Berg (place 5), Judy Salvaggio (place 3) and Ron Munos (mayor). Edwards, Berg and Salvaggio were unoppo...

Granite Shoals judge swears in council members

Four members of the Granite Shoals City Council were sworn in Tuesday at the council’s regular meeting, leaving the dais exactly where it was before. Mayor Ron Munos was sworn in for another term along with council members returning to their seats after the May 3 city election. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Contributed photo Texas State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19), on the left, is pictured with Riley Gaines following the passage of HB 229. Gaines is a former collegiate swimmer from the University of Kentucky, who fights to keep biological males from competing in women's sports.

Local state rep's bill defines woman

“The message of this bill is clear: ‘Don’t mess with Texas women’,” says Texas State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (HD-19). 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

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Horseshoe Bay mayor: City must embrace development

The Horseshoe Bay mayor has gone on a campaign to educate her constituents about city development. Writing in her May column, Mayor Elsie Thurman said some residents have questioned why the city council continues to approve developments when the Hill Country water supply seems to be dwindling. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Lower Colorado River Authority Water Quality Supervisor Kelly Vinson prepares to receive local comments related to the proposed rock quarry near Hoover Valley Road. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander

LCRA collects comments on quarry permit

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) representatives were on hand this week to record public comments related to the permit application of a proposed quarry on more than 700 acres near Hoover’s Valley Road and Inks Lake. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Burnet County Judge Bryan Wilson, pictured here reciting a resolution to oppose a rock quarry in Hoover's Valley, presided over the May 13 meeting. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander

Burnet County commissioners pay respects to late sheriff

During their recent meeting, the Burnet County commissioners paid homage to the late William T. (W.T) Smith, the former county sheriff, longtime lawman and decorated U.S. Army Vietnam veteran who died May 5 at 84. 05/16/2025 04:18 AM

Pictured are participants in recliner races at a 2022 NASCAR event. Contributed photo

Run (or don’t) for the Rotary’s 0.5K fundraiser

The Rotary Club of Marble Falls is sponsoring their fundraiser, a Race from the Recliner to the Couch. It will be held Saturday, May 17, starting at 11 a.m. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

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Bed build volunteers do good work in Lowe's lot

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May is American Stroke Awareness Month

According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the fifth cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. One in four people will experience a stroke in their lifetime. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

Renee Foelsing of Marble Falls High School received a grant from the church. Pictured with here are Jeanna Jette of the Marble Falls Education Foundation (left) and MFHS principal's secretary Crystal Perez.

Church offers $100 grants to MFISD educators

The Marble Falls Education Foundation is proud to announce that one teacher or staff member from each Marble Falls ISD campus has received a $100 grant, generously donated by Hill Country United Methodist Church. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

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Texas governor signs voucher bill into law

Capital Highlights Gov. Greg Abbott last week signed a $1 billion private school voucher bill into law in front of a large crowd at the Governor’s Mansion, the San Antonio Express-News and other media outlets reported. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

Contributed photo A first for the Kingsland Chamber, Nickel Game Night will debut Tuesday, May 13.

Kingsland business to host nickel game night

Round up your friends and join the community on Tuesday, May 13, for the first “Tuesday Nickel Game Night” at the Potato Shack, 736 RR 2900 in, Kingsland. Owner Robin Tippens will teach the game to novices like me. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

Cooper Womack took bronze in boys singles at the Class 4A Region III tournament to return to the state tournament. Contributed photos

Mustangs take bronze at regionals to qualify for state

Three Marble Falls High School tennis players are headed to the Class 4A State Championships thanks to taking bronze at the Class 4A Region III tournament May 7-8 in Bryan. The Class 4A state tournament is Thursday and Friday, May 15-16, at the Annemarie Tennis Center, 7001 Culebra Road in San Antonio. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

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Baseball coach shares wish list for new park

no time in turning a vision of the buildings for extracurricular activities into a reality. Of the $172.2 million bond package that voters approved, $12.515 million is going to athletic facilities and $26.050 million is going to the multipurpose facility. 05/13/2025 04:16 AM

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